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Number of species: 537  100% Images
Number of endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 14
Number of introduced species: 10
Date last reviewed: 2004-01-21
See also: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/michelhp/liste_oiseaux_france.html
 
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica
Common Loon Gavia immer
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii Rare/Accidental
 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Rare/Accidental
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Levantine Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Critically endangered
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Rare/Accidental
European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro Rare/Accidental
Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis Rare/Accidental
 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Rare/Accidental
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Rare/Accidental
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmaeus Rare/Accidental
 
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Rare/Accidental
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Rare/Accidental
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis Rare/Accidental
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron Butorides virescens Rare/Accidental
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
 
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Introduced species
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Bean Goose Anser fabalis
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Rare/Accidental
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens Rare/Accidental
Brent Goose Branta bernicla
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Introduced species
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Introduced species
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Rare/Accidental
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
American Wigeon Anas americana Rare/Accidental
Falcated Duck Anas falcata Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Gadwall Anas strepera
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis Rare/Accidental
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
American Black Duck Anas rubripes Rare/Accidental
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Garganey Anas querquedula
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris Vulnerable
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Rare/Accidental
Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca Near-threatened
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Rare/Accidental
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
King Eider Somateria spectabilis Rare/Accidental
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Rare/Accidental
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Rare/Accidental
Smew Mergellus albellus
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Introduced species
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala Rare/Accidental Endangered
 
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
 
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Red Kite Milvus milvus Near-threatened
Black Kite Milvus migrans
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Near-threatened
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus Rare/Accidental
Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Rare/Accidental
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina Rare/Accidental
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Vulnerable
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Rare/Accidental
Spanish Eagle Aquila adalberti Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
Booted Eagle Aquila pennata
 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Near-threatened
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Rare/Accidental
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Rare/Accidental Endangered
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
 
GALLIFORMES: Tetraonidae
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
Eurasian Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix
Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia
 
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
California Quail Callipepla californica Introduced species
Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Introduced species Near-threatened
 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca
Chukar Alectoris chukar Introduced species
Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara Outlying islands only
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Introduced species
 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Common Crane Grus grus
 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Corn Crake Crex crex Near-threatened
Little Crake Porzana parva
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Sora Porzana carolina Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Rare/Accidental
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
 
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Great Bustard Otis tarda Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata Rare/Accidental
Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii Rare/Accidental
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Near-threatened
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Near-threatened
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus Rare/Accidental
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Rare/Accidental
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Rare/Accidental
European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Rare/Accidental
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Rare/Accidental
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Lesser SandPlover Charadrius mongolus Rare/Accidental
Greater SandPlover Charadrius leschenaultii Rare/Accidental
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Great Snipe Gallinago media Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Rare/Accidental
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Rare/Accidental
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Rare/Accidental
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus